We’re getting into the busy time of the year here at Maydelle. We’ve got festivals lined up just about every weekend from the middle of March through May, as well as farmers markets and other events. We may not do much “big stuff” here at the winery, but we’re on the road a lot. We’veContinue reading “Spring into wine!”
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I get by with a little help from my friends
This time of year, many of us get reflective. I’m that way, too especially during these last few weeks. We’ve been frantically trying to get things done at the winery while getting ready for OUR slow part of the year, and WE’VE had to call in FOR BACK-UP. It’s nice to know that we’ve gotContinue reading “I get by with a little help from my friends”
Funny mistakes and Schrodinger’s wines
With 21 years under our belts, you can be certain that we’ve had a few goofs through all that time. It happens. Things don’t always go as planned, and working with fruit can sometimes be tricky. We just do what we can and go forward from there. Several years back Steve called me up atContinue reading “Funny mistakes and Schrodinger’s wines”
Here comes the train again!
The “Maydelle Winery Kids” about 2005 Maydelle Country Wines sits on the tracks of the Texas State Railroad. The building we’re in, as unimpressive as it is, was the original Maydelle depot. Before it was moved to Maydelle in 1910, it was crew quarters for MoPac in Palestine, Tx, or so we were told. WhenContinue reading “Here comes the train again!”
The “Original” Lemon Wine story
Years ago, 1999 to be exact, Steve was running a home brew supply store where the winery is now. He’d just moved there from Tyler where he’d had the shop for several years. He was an incredible home brewer, and had put several medals and ribbons up for his wines as an amateur. Cue CherylContinue reading “The “Original” Lemon Wine story”
Hindsight and rearview mirrors
There’s the old saying that hindsight is 20/20. There’s also the statement that objects in the rearview mirror are closer than they appear. Looking back at 20 years of professional wine making, I can see both these statements at the same time. Steve’s very fond of saying that he started the winery on a shoelaceContinue reading “Hindsight and rearview mirrors”
It’s beginning to look a lot like Fall!
It’s the favorite time of year around here: FALL. We’re going into the fall festival season, so we’re traveling all over the place. We’re getting out the seasonal wines, emptying tanks, and getting ready for the end of year. We’ve got a new wine that’ll be coming out in about a month, but we’re notContinue reading “It’s beginning to look a lot like Fall!”
20 years and still rollin’!
We’re going to try this again and see if it stays on track. This is our newest attempt to put a blog on our page. It’s not that we don’t want folks to know what’s going on around here, it’s just that sometimes we get so busy we forget the side quests. Going into ourContinue reading “20 years and still rollin’!”